by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Nov 20, 2021 | CFFE in the News, Factory Farm Subsidies, State Policy
In the winter of 2018, Lauralynn Cornelsen moved out of her mobile home in Sunizona, an unincorporated community in southeast Arizona. After more than six years, she was tired of hauling water for drinking and bathing, and she couldn’t afford to drill a well —...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Oct 8, 2021 | Fair Market, Opinion Pieces, Solutions
Recently, in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a mouthpiece for the corporate meatpacking industry, complained that the Biden Administration’s work to combat concentration in the agriculture industry cannot ignore...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Sep 21, 2021 | Fair Market, Resources
As organizations who advocate for fair and competitive markets for food and agriculture, we are writing to thank you for your announced plans to move forward with a set of three rulemakings to update and clarify aspects of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) to...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Sep 2, 2021 | Factory Farm Subsidies, Fair Market, Resources
Dear Mr. Lepore, The Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment is a coalition of state and national organizations, including Dakota Rural Action (SD), Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Land Stewardship Project (MN), Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Food &...
by Laura Flacks-Narrol | Aug 30, 2021 | Factory Farm Subsidies, Fair Market, Resources
Dear Ms. Helming, The Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment (CFFE) is a coalition of state and national organizations, including Dakota Rural Action (SD), Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Land Stewardship Project (MN), Missouri Rural Crisis Center,...